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Kelly Crandall

Joined 12 months ago

  • 207 articles written
  • 1555 comments posted
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Kelly's Bio

Kelly's has a love of NASCAR that borders on obsession. Since July of 2001 she has been hooked on this fast paced sport and it only took 160 laps at the Daytona International Speedway and a Dale Earnhardt Jr. victory to seal her fate.

Since then she has made NASCAR a major part of her life and plans for that to continue as she earns her Bachelors Degree in Corporate Communications in hopes of becoming a journalist for the sport she loves so very much.

You can normally find her in front of the TV whenever there are cars on the track: practice, qualifying and racing. And if it's July you'll find her at the Daytona International Speedway, her home away from home, for the July Coke Zero 400, a tradition that she and her dad started back in 2004 and have continued ever since.

She also attended the 50th Daytona 500 and cheered Ryan Newman to victory.

Kelly lives, eats and breathes NASCAR and hopes that the fun/work that she does here on Bleacher Report will open up many doors for her upon her graduation.

Kelly can be contacted through Bleacher Report, Facebook and twitter or Kac08dj@yahoo.com

★Accomplishments★

Articles have appeared on: Jayski.com, Jeff Gordon.com, Foxsports.com, Google News, Yahoo! Buzz, CBSSports, USA Today.com, Ask.com

Awards as voted by the NASCAR Community: Most Innovative writer, Most Enjoyable writer, Best Writer for their Favorite Driver.

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I would like to send out my condolances to David Poole's family. In my opinion, David was the voice of NASCAR and the best at what he did. Whether you needed to hear it or not, he said it and wrote it and stood up fought for what he believed in.

I would like to thank David Poole for responding to one of my emails and taking the time to read one of my articles and give me advice. I will certainly use it.

Kelly Writes About

The Short List What Kelly thinks about sport's most pressing questions

  • Favorite Athletes

    All NASCAR Drivers, Danica Patrick, Scott Dixon, Ben Roethlisberger, Hines Ward, Troy Palamalu, ,Matt Garza, James Shields, Evan Longoria, Ivan "Pudge" Rodriguez, Derek Jeter, Ryan Getzlaf, Jonas Hiler, Chris Pronger, Niedermayer Brothers, Teemu Selanne, Paul Kariya

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Pittsburgh Steelers, Anaheim Ducks, Tampa Bay Rays

  • Favorite Coaches

    Mike Tomlin, Joe Torre, Joe Madden

  • All Time Sports Moment

    Pittsburgh Steelers winning Super Bowl No. 6

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    The 50th Running of the Daytona 500

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Richard Petty's 200 Wins

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Montana

  • Jordan or Russell?

    Jordan

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Pele

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Federer

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    Earnhardt

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

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  1. by Alan
     about 14 hours ago

    Thanks for the post on my board and I hope to write a lot more, it's always been a passion but I am a little rusty. I posted another article but I haven't seen it come up yet, might be because I am a newbie and its under review. Thanks again, hope you got out of there safely!

  2. by Thaddeus
     1 day ago

    Lets remember and celebrate the life of an NFL legend.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/211996-remembering-steve-mcnair?just_published=1

  3. by Raymond
     2 days ago

    I wrote a historical baseball piece today if you would have an interest I would love if you could take a look.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/211516-a-juan-marichal-memory-july-2-1963

  4. by Matt
     2 days ago

    I have decided to write a B/R Chatter piece, this time on the trolling that has continued here on B/R. Why this act needs to be done away with once and for all, and the community needs to speak out about it. If you have the time, check it out. Thanks!

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/211143-thetrolling-at-brpart-two-why-the-acts-need-to-be-stopped-for-good

  5. by Chris
    2 days ago

    become my fan

  6. by Steven
     2 days ago

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/210460-the-nfl-where-neglecting-ex-players-happens

  7. by Bryan
     3 days ago

    Kelly,
    Please check out my new piece if you get a chance. Thanks.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/210439-baseball-and-the-spectacle-of-duration

  8. by Valeri
     3 days ago

    Hi Kelly, As promised, I published the Robby Gordon piece we discussed in your "Connections" blog. Changed the title to Robby Gordon: NASCAR's Most Underrated Driver. Appreciate your thoughts. Enjoy Daytona this weekend. Hope you stay dry!

  9. by Lars
     3 days ago

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/210498-which-seattle-team-is-most-successful-right-now-futbol-de-los-sounders?just_published=1 My 100th article on B/R. Which seattle sports team is better the Mariners or Sounders FC. Check it out

  10. by Ryan
     3 days ago

    guess it would help to have the link, huh?...lol http://bleacherreport.com/articles/210410-nascar-hall-of-fame-first-five-inductees thank again.

  11. by Ryan
     3 days ago

    Hey Kelly. Ive written my first NASCAR piece. Its a short read, but good topic i thought. if youve got a sec check it out. thanks.

  12. by Dan
     4 days ago

    Thanks for the add....Happy 4th.

    Cheers to the Founding Fathers!

  13. by Graham
     4 days ago

    The average fans these days don't know the difference between right and wrong apparently. The term "colorful language" is used very loosely nowadays at public sports events, and it's a downright shame. Please read my article which talks about my experiences with these fans, and a reflection on the topic.

    http://bleacherreport.com/articles/210085-sitting-next-to-the-average-fan-a-walk-through-and-reflection

  14. by Jimbo
     5 days ago

    Kelly, thank you for the fan-add. Sorry it took me so long to respond, but I've been driving around the country with Jimmie Johnson and the crew, enjoying the roar of the engines and the thrill of speed...

    (Okay, that's a lie. I've actually been eating ring-dings on my living room couch and watching Wipeout. Anyway, thanks again for the add and have a good one!) :)

  15. by Majesh
     5 days ago

    Thanks for the fan add. I will be looking at ur articles for all my nascar info!

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